Smith EP is a four-track EP

Extended play

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 that was released by Canadian

Canada

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 indie group Tokyo Police Club

Tokyo Police Club

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 on October 23, 2007 in Canada and November 6, 2007 in the US.

A download version of the Smith EP was originally available in the Spring of 2007 with only the first three songs and a different cover.

Reviews

Reviews of the EP were positive but disappointed by the release of an even shorter EP than A Lesson in Crime

A Lesson in Crime

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 instead of a full-length LP album

LP album

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. Pitchfork Media

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 gave a 6.8 rating commenting that "as the indie world collectively holds its breath for the TPC full-length, they first punch us in the gut with the Smith EP, a three-song, eight-minute release that could pass for a free iTunes preview."

Chart

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 gave a review of 5/5 but "deduct[ed] one point for making everyone wait for the LP".

RegnYouth remarked that the EP "makes up for lack of quantity with the quality of the songs" and "one listen and the wait for that LP will only get more frustrating".

UKULA Magazine

Ukula

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agrees, saying Smith is "a tease, but as teases do, it leaves you beggin’ for more."

Scene Point Blank and Soundsect.com both reviewed the earlier three-song digital release and agreed that it was "short but sweet". Scene Point Blank gave a 7.2/10 and Soundsect.com gave 3.5 stars out of 5 but exclaimed "At this point in time there just hasn’t been a Tokyo Police Club song released that hasn’t been good."

Track listing

1. "Box" – 2:33
2. "Cut Cut Paste" – 1:46
3. "A Lesson in Crime" – 3:30
4. "Be Good" (RAC remix) – 2:45

Enhanced portion includes videos for:

1. "Nature of the Experiment" (directed by George Vale)
2. "Cheer It On" (directed by Sean Wainsteim)
3. "Citizens of Tomorrow" (directed by Kyle Davison)